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Head and neck cancer is a group of cancers develop from the soft tissues, salivary gland, mucosa of the upper respiratory or digestive system covering the oral and nasal cavity. Radiotherapy is usually the standard treatment of Head and neck cancers. In the present study, investigators aim to study the prevalence of cervical-cranial vascular complications during the early stages in these Head and neck cancer patients receiving Radiotherapy. Investigators will also compare the results between Nasopharyngeal cancer and other Head and neck cancerpatients receiving Radiotherapy.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Significant CAS at internal carotid artery or common carotid artery | We define significant CAS as (a) >50% stenosis on the B-mode with peak systolic velocities ≥120 cm/s based on the hemodynamic criteria at any internal carotid artery or common carotid artery in the CDU study according to the standard ultrasound criteria35; or (b) > 50% diameter stenosis on the follow up CT or MR images. | 1 year |
| Cerebral infarctions (CI) | The CI is defined whenever there were symptomatic IS occurrence of presence of asymptomatic IS on the reviewed brain MRIs. | 1 year |
| Significant extracranial vertebral artery stenosis (VAS) | > 50% diameter stenosis on the follow up CT or MR images. | 1 year |
| Significant intracranial artery stenosis | Presence of > 50% stenosis at intracranial ICA/VA, basilar artery, middle cerebral artery, anterior cerebral artery, or anterior cerebral artery. | 1 year |
| Presence of carotid blow-out syndrome | Carotid blow out syndrome was categorized as type 1 (threaten type), type 2 (impending blowouts), and type 3 (acute CBS hemorrhage). | 1 year |
| Presence of TLN | We will identify white matter lesions, contrast-enhanced lesions, Cysts, and local mass effect. The white matter lesions in the temporal lobe will be divided into three groups: mild (small focal areas), moderate (larger confluent areas) and severe (large confluent areas extending outside the radiation field with or without local mass effect). The cysts will be evaluated for size and number. The local mass effect will be classified as mild (affecting only the temporal lobe sulci), moderate (affecting the sulci and ventricles) and severe (affecting the midline of the brain). |
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Population: Prospective cohort
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Population: Retrospective validation cohort
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Exclusion Criteria:
1.Age <20 years.
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The study population will comprise Head and neck cancer patients recruited in the prospective and retrospective cohorts. The Head and neck cancer patients in this study indicates those coded with ICD 10 (C00-13, C30-32). The coordinating center (Linkou medical center) will establish periodic communications through email and newsletters with participating sites (Keelung branch, Chia-yi branch, and etc.) to ensure data completeness and reduce the odds of loss-to follow-up of patients. We will aim to minimize data queries as much as possible, by prioritizing the completeness of the most relevant data for evaluating the main registry outcomes. We plan to follow up the patients until after 120 months after radiotherapy.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi-Hung Liu | Contact | (03)3281200 | 8340 | ivanliu001@cgmh.org.tw |
| Hui-Ching Kang | Contact | (03)3281200 | 5214 | karen0201kang@gmail.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | Recruiting | Taipei | Taiwan |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 39934712 | Derived | Jiang JL, Chang JT, Huang BS, Chang TY, Sung PS, Wei YC, Lin CY, Yeh CH, Fan KH, Liu CH. Post-irradiation vertebral and carotid stenosis heightens stroke risk in head and neck cancer. BMC Cancer. 2025 Feb 11;25(1):235. doi: 10.1186/s12885-025-13647-6. |
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| 1 year |
| Presence of hypothyroidism | Clinical hypothyroidism was diagnosed when a patient had free T4 ≤ 0.80 ng/dL with elevated TSH (>5.0 mU/L). | 1 year |
| Tumor recurrence | Relapse | 1 year |
| Mortality | Death | 1 year |